Young leaders attend American Legion program

LONGMONT -- Three local high school juniors attended the 2013 American Legion Auxiliary Colorado Columbine Girls State Program held in Gunnison. The program is sponsored locally by the Longmont American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 32. Kayla Kloster and Emily Booth from Silver Creek High School and Piper Doering from Lyons High School attended the weeklong event.

Girls State is a nationwide program designed to involve young women in government fundamentals. The program allows the opportunity for high school juniors from throughout the state to become active participants in the democratic process. Approximately 200 students participated in the Girls State session at Western State University from June 9 through 14. At the end of the week, two girls were elected to represent Colorado at Girls Nation, a national government training program also sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary to be held in Washington, D.C., in July.

Delegates this year were all very active. Piper ran for mayor, president pro tem and district attorney. She said, "Even though I did not win anything except the primary election for district attorney, making posters and campaign slogans was a unique experience that I wouldn't have been able to do if I had not gone to Girls State."

Emily reflected, "I thought that there was no way that Girls State was going to impact my life. However, after living with the most amazing girls, I can sincerely say that Girls State changed my life.

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And finally Kayla remarked, "I was elected to the State Board of Education. I learned a ton about the government and how congress is run."

All three girls agreed with Emily, who affirmed, "I loved Girls State! It was an awesome learning experience!"

They each thanked the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 32 for sending them to Girls State.

Auxiliary Unit 32 is very proud of these three young delegates and encourages girls who will be juniors this coming year to get information from their school counselors next spring and apply for the 2014 program.

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